Part of the point of steelmanning, as I understand it, is to see whether there is a bit that can’t be salvaged. If you correct the unnecessary flaws and find that the strengthened argument is actually correct (and, ostensibly, change your mind), it seems appropriate to still call that process steelmanning. Or rather, even if it’s not appropriate, people seem to keep using it like that anyway.
Part of the point of steelmanning, as I understand it, is to see whether there is a bit that can’t be salvaged. If you correct the unnecessary flaws and find that the strengthened argument is actually correct (and, ostensibly, change your mind), it seems appropriate to still call that process steelmanning. Or rather, even if it’s not appropriate, people seem to keep using it like that anyway.